radioactive
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In these reactions, atomic nuclei repeatedly absorb neutrons and then undergo radioactive decay until they reach stable forms.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Fusion, the reaction that powers the sun, has long been considered the ultimate clean-energy prize: potentially limitless electricity without greenhouse gases or radioactive waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
But then, he predicted that industries would start using uranium and radium, and pretty soon we’d have … radioactive smog.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Herrera was certainly the less radioactive candidate of the two.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2026
But nuclear fission does create waste, in the form of radioactive isotopes.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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